Who are the best Drummers in prog? |
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raindance
Forum Senior Member Joined: May 24 2005 Location: United Kingdom Status: Offline Points: 443 |
Posted: May 31 2007 at 20:56 |
1. Terry Bozzio
2.Carl Palmer
3.Mike Portnoy
4.Bill Bruford
Collin's is just OK, nothing spectacular and Peart's time keeping can be a bit suspect.
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willy
Forum Senior Member Joined: July 19 2006 Status: Offline Points: 167 |
Posted: May 31 2007 at 19:57 |
Mr Peart. Cant wait to see him live with rush again.
I'm also gonna shout out for Phil Collins. Hes really a great drummer and doest get the credit he deserves. |
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Dantallion
Forum Groupie Joined: May 27 2006 Location: United States Status: Offline Points: 60 |
Posted: May 31 2007 at 19:31 |
Bill Bruford is #1. I must agree that Gavin Harrison should be on the list. He is amazing! One of the best out there IMHO
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ebag7125
Forum Senior Member Joined: December 21 2006 Location: United States Status: Offline Points: 129 |
Posted: May 31 2007 at 19:25 |
I'd say Neil Peart
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Dean
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Posted: May 31 2007 at 19:25 |
Bill Bruford or Billy Cobham, can't decide which.
Portnoy is a good drummer, no question - but it's all too much with too many fills, to the point of being intrusive and distracting,
Ed Warby of Ayreon & Star One (though I prefer what he does with Gorefest )
An up-coming young drummer who was really impressive at this years ProgPower was Tor Atle Andersen of Norwegian Prog Metallers Communic.
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Shakespeare
Forum Senior Member Joined: July 18 2006 Status: Offline Points: 7744 |
Posted: May 31 2007 at 19:19 |
Gavin! When I saw Porc Tree (AKA Tofu Bush) In Montreal last weekend, he was absolutely flawless, and I was glad to see that he didn't rely solely on the twin pedal.
Also, Bruford is outstanding, extremely skilled, I would say the two are tied...it's very tough to chose just one. And a few others I like: -Gene Krupa -Buddy Rich -Jojo Mayer Being a drummer, this list could be much longer. |
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demolition man
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Posted: May 31 2007 at 19:07 |
The Mighty Chris Slade
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Endless Wire
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Posted: May 31 2007 at 17:20 |
Collins is not getting enough credit here. In my opinion he is absolutely fantastic, one of the best ever. Peart is still my favorite though...
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Progger
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Posted: May 31 2007 at 16:52 |
Having seen just about every prog drummer in concert you care to mention, I would say Carl Palmer, Bill Bruford & Mike Portnoy.
I've never been impressed with Peart, just his overloaded drum kit looks impressive!
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AirKuhl
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Posted: May 31 2007 at 16:31 |
1) Gavin Harrison. Mix Bruford, Peart and Steve Gadd together, then add even more taste and technique. The new benchmark.
2) Neil Peart. Neil made drums cool for non-drummers. He's the godfather. 3) Danny Carey. A unique voice, paving his own path with the technique to back it up. 4) Bill Bruford. No one pwns a snare like Bill. 5) Steve Gadd. The ultimate play anything anytime anywhere drummer. No limitations. |
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Mind Drive
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Posted: May 31 2007 at 16:22 |
Being a drummer and knowing what it takes to play this stuff, I am in awe of just about all of the names mentioned here. Neil Peart is almost impossible to copy, not so much because of his speed but the tighness with which he plays. Gavin Harrison is so creative I watch the latest PT video just to see what he is actually doing. Yes is my favorite band and I love both White and Bruford for very different reasons. Palmer is the second fastest drummer I have ever heard (Buddy Rich being #1) but I don't find him to be particularly interesting. The drummer I find to be my favorite (notice I didn't say the best) is Phil Collins. I know he is not as fast as some of the ones previously mentioned, but it seems he has an unbelieveable ability to play exactly what the music needs to make it more interesting. His drumming on Cinema Show is unbelieveable. Can I play it-yes.....Could I have created it-no way.
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MusicForSpeedin
Forum Senior Member Joined: July 22 2005 Location: United States Status: Offline Points: 613 |
Posted: May 31 2007 at 16:16 |
Tatsuya Yoshida
Zach Hill
Billy Cobham
Gavin Harrison
but above all (considering insanity) ZACH HILL!!!!
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EinTon
Forum Newbie Joined: March 31 2007 Location: Germany Status: Offline Points: 25 |
Posted: May 31 2007 at 15:42 |
Chris Cutler, Daniel Denis, Gérard Konig (from Zeuhl-Band Eskaton), Christian Vander and David Kerman.
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p-bo
Forum Newbie Joined: April 22 2007 Location: United States Status: Offline Points: 5 |
Posted: May 31 2007 at 15:16 |
The PROFESSOR! All the way!
I also think Virgil Donati should be on the list and Thomas Lang - is he prog?
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markosherrera
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Posted: May 31 2007 at 15:14 |
Other drummer is Ian Wallace
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markosherrera
Forum Senior Member Joined: October 01 2006 Location: World Status: Offline Points: 3252 |
Posted: May 31 2007 at 15:13 |
from the original list:Bill Bruford
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filosefem
Forum Newbie Joined: May 31 2007 Location: Turkey Status: Offline Points: 3 |
Posted: May 31 2007 at 15:12 |
Bobby Jarzombek (spastic ink)
Danny Carey (TOOL)
Mark Zonder (Fates Warning)
And Mike Portnoy of course :)
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Erpland316
Forum Senior Member Joined: October 30 2005 Location: United States Status: Offline Points: 359 |
Posted: May 31 2007 at 15:11 |
1. Billy Cobham-blows everyone out of the water 2. Bill Bruford3. Danny Carey
4. John Marshall
5. Pierre Moerlon
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el böthy
Prog Reviewer Joined: April 27 2005 Location: Argentina Status: Offline Points: 6336 |
Posted: May 31 2007 at 15:08 |
Bruford. He is the definition of less is more, but that less... in two beats he has surpassed what most drummers do in a whole album, what a swing, what a creative playing
Second for me is Daney Carey, which I consider, after Bruford, to be the most original drummer, in the way that I can recognize him very, very easily |
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Dim
Prog Reviewer Joined: April 17 2007 Location: Austin TX Status: Offline Points: 6890 |
Posted: May 31 2007 at 14:31 |
YEAH
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